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Unexpected Animals That Use Tools
Scientists once thought that only humans and our closest relatives, chimps, were clever enough to use tools. But as our documenting of the natural world has gotten more detailed—and as we’ve become less haughty about our supposed superior intellect—we’ve found that many species are actually deft with sticks, stones, and other implements. Here are a…
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Putin’s War Against Ukraine Is Slaughtering Dolphins in the Black Sea
Russia’s ongoing war against Ukraine has destroyed infrastructure and displaced about 5 million people from the country since last spring. The country’s conservationists have also noticed that the war is killing endangered Black Sea dolphins and harbour porpoises. Harbor porpoises and bottlenose dolphins have washed up dead on the Black Sea’s shores in droves since…
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New Orca Defences Are in Development
Acoustic devices could give humans the upper hand in the orca vs. yacht battle.
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Did This Orca Kidnap a Baby Pilot Whale?
There may be a totally non-violent reason that an orca near Iceland was spotted caring for a pilot whale calf. But given what we know of orcas — a species infamous for breaking the spines of dolphins and eating the livers of unlucky great white sharks — you’ll forgive us for being a little suspicious.